NHTSA Complaint #10558888 — 2002 MERCEDES BENZ S430

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10558888
Vehicle	2002 MERCEDES BENZ S430
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	October 30, 2013
Date Filed	January 7, 2014
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CA

Consumer Description

FIRST INCIDENT IN OCTOBER 2013 INSTRUMENT PANEL SUGGESTED THAT REAR LIGHTS WERE MALFUNCTIONING. TOOK IN TO MECHANIC AND REPLACED FUSE, THEN APPROX. 3 WEEK LATER REPEATED MALFUNCTION, BUT NOW THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT DARK. REPLACED FUSE AGAIN, AFTER THIS TIME IT LASTED FOR ANOTHER COUPLE OF WEEKS. NOW IT'S DECEMBER 2013 AND THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL IS DARK, NO MILEAGE, SPEEDOMETER, FUEL OR SAFETY GAUGES. MECHANIC TOOK ANOTHER LOOK AND ADVISED THAT IT WAS THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. I KNOW THERE IS A RECALL ISSUED ON THIS SAFETY ITEM. WOULD LIKE TO GET SOME HELP RESOLVING THIS ISSUE. *TR

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